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28477
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Economic developers must work together when developing and recruiting companies to industrial sites. Industrial megasites offer tenants utilities, transportation, and nearby community colleges and universities whose graduates possess in-demand skills. Details of how various North Carolina counties are preparing megasites to attract industry and how the states resources make it well-positioned to do so are detailed.
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24786
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Luck’s cannery in Randolph County got its start in 1947 when Alfred Spencer partnered with Ivey Luck to build the cannery in Seagrove, North Carolina. The company got a slow start, but with the help of local radio broadcaster, Tommy Floyd, Luck’s became a household name. The company has faced many changes over the years, including the addition of more products and selling the company to Arizona Canning Company in 2011.
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Our State
(NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 83 Issue 8, January 2016,
p108-110, 112, il, por
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24127
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Goat Lady Dairy in Randolph County began as a hobby farm in 1984 when founder Ginnie Tate purchased 42 acres of land. Since that time, the diary has become an award-winning goat cheese producer and it continues to influence North Carolina's artisan cheese market. Current owner Steve Tate looks toward the future of the company and is doing all in his power to insure sustainability.
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Indy Week
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57), Vol. 32 Issue 38, September 2015,
p28-29, il, por
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24193
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Asheboro-based Fox Apparel struggles to keeps its doors open since 1995, when apparel-manufacturing jobs the United States gave way to technology improvements and low-cost imports.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 27 Issue 4, April 2007,
p66-73, il
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29436
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Randolph County, North Carolina is to become home to another Fortune 500 firm: Timken. Timkin will being construction on a $135 million roller-bearing plant on 130 acres near Asheboro, one of North Carolina's top five investment projects of 1991.
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14996
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A large number of industrial plants are located in Asheboro, Ramseur, Franklinville, and various other towns and communities throughout Randolph County which have been of tremendous value in the development and progress of the county. They range from hosiery, furniture, machinery, coal, lumber, brick, and boxes.
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